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Cushendun Caves ©Tourism NI ©Tourism Caves

Red squirrel ©Tom McDonnell ©Tom squirrel Red Torr Scenic Drive ©Richard Donaghey ©Richard Drive Scenic Torr

and harbours. harbours. and

found nowhere else in the world. world. the in else nowhere found

Forest Park © Tourism NI Tourism © Park Forest f Glenari beaches, charming villages, historic castles, graveyards graveyards castles, historic villages, charming beaches,

and the array of sponges and corals they support, some some support, they corals and sponges of array the and

Every corner reveals the most amazing scenery of unspoilt unspoilt of scenery amazing most the reveals corner Every

marine life. The reefs and sea caves are of particular note note particular of are caves sea and reefs The life. marine

ers one of the world’s top road journeys. journeys. road top world’s the of one ers f o now it s, f cli

features and nutrient rich seas support a wide diversity of of diversity wide a support seas rich nutrient and features

to the narrow strip of coastline between sea and high high and sea between coastline of strip narrow the to

Under the waves around Rathlin the diverse geological geological diverse the Rathlin around waves the Under

mid-1800s when the Antrim Road was built. Clinging Clinging built. was Road Coast Antrim the when mid-1800s

waters of the North Channel. Channel. North the of waters people preferred to journey by boat. Change came in the the in came Change boat. by journey to preferred people

sharks are frequent visitors too, feeding in the plankton-rich plankton-rich the in feeding too, visitors frequent are sharks targeted travellers on the old high roads. No wonder most most wonder No roads. high old the on travellers targeted

and Grey seals breed in the rocky coves and caves. Basking Basking caves. and coves rocky the in breed seals Grey and powerful clan in North Antrim. Notorious highwaymen once once highwaymen Notorious Antrim. North in clan powerful

dolphins and porpoises are regular visitors while Common Common while visitors regular are porpoises and dolphins reminders of a time when the MacDonnell’s were the most most the were MacDonnell’s the when time a of reminders

The coastline and waters are alive with marine life. Whales, Whales, life. marine with alive are waters and coastline The

slave farmer. Ancient castles stand on hill and shore, shore, and hill on stand castles Ancient farmer. slave grasses, Tor-grass. grasses,

Saint Patrick tended sheep on these uplands as a young young a as uplands these on sheep tended Patrick Saint

The area is also home to one of Northern ’s rarest rarest Ireland’s Northern of one to home also is area The Coast Road basalt can be seen overlying limestone layers. limestone overlying seen be can basalt Road Coast The deep blue sea blue deep The

Ancient tombs dot the landscape and in the 5th century, century, 5th the in and landscape the dot tombs Ancient

Pyramidal bugle, Great burnet and Meadow crane’s-bill. crane’s-bill. Meadow and burnet Great bugle, Pyramidal er rocks, preserving them. Along the Antrim Antrim the Along them. preserving rocks, er f so the baked

Patterns of settlement stretch back to the Mesolithic period. period. Mesolithic the to back stretch settlement of Patterns

diverse assemblage of plants, including Wood crane’s bill, bill, crane’s Wood including plants, of assemblage diverse Limavady. These hard basalt layers capped and partially partially and capped layers basalt hard These Limavady.

meadows have been preserved which support a rich and and rich a support which preserved been have meadows

north of and as far west as Mountain, Mountain, Binevenagh as west far as and Belfast of north deep valleys which form the famous Nine . Antrim. of Glens Nine famous the form which valleys deep

giving it a golden coat and blue eyes. blue and coat golden a it giving Torr Head. Torr traditional grasslands. Fortunately, in some areas, wildflower wildflower areas, some in Fortunately, grasslands. traditional

stretches from the North Antrim Coast to Cave Hill, just just Hill, Cave to Coast Antrim North the from stretches around 20,000 years ago huge ice sheets gouged out the the out gouged sheets ice huge ago years 20,000 around

including the rare golden hare which has a genetic mutation mutation genetic a has which hare golden rare the including the North Channel, including , Garron Point and and Point Garron Head, Fair including Channel, North the Modern intensive farming has had a dramatic impact on on impact dramatic a had has farming intensive Modern

years ago. Vast lava flows formed the Antrim Plateau that that Plateau Antrim the formed flows lava Vast ago. years ects of ice – – ice of ects f e erosive the withstand not could substrate

birds are now protected. The Irish Hare prospers on Rathlin Rathlin on prospers Hare Irish The protected. now are birds are punctuated by striking headlands reaching out into into out reaching headlands striking by punctuated are

period of volcanic activity that began some 55-66 million million 55-66 some began that activity volcanic of period

cooled to form layers of basalt rock. But even this hard hard this even But rock. basalt of layers form to cooled

Grasslands

s to collect birds eggs, but the the but eggs, birds collect to s f cli the down abseil to used Antrim Plateau, while at the coast, broad sweeping bays bays sweeping broad coast, the at while Plateau, Antrim

This area experienced truly explosive conditions during a a during conditions explosive truly experienced area This 60 million years ago when successive eruptions of lava lava of eruptions successive when ago years million 60

July are the best times to see the breeding birds. Islanders Islanders birds. breeding the see to times best the are July an old , is a distinctive landmark on the the on landmark distinctive a is plug, volcanic old an

metres at its highest points. The plateau was formed some some formed was plateau The points. highest its at metres

Land of fire of Land

habitat to hunt its prey of small birds and mammals. mammals. and birds small of prey its hunt to habitat s. May, June and and June May, s. f cli the line and air the fill that Kittiwakes some wonderfully diverse landscapes. Mountain, Mountain, Slemish landscapes. diverse wonderfully some

The Antrim Plateau dominates the area rising to over 500 500 over to rising area the dominates Plateau Antrim The

the majestic Hen harrier which needs large areas of open open of areas large needs which harrier Hen majestic the ns, Common guillemots, , Fulmars and and Fulmars Razorbills, guillemots, Common ns, f pu Atlantic The Antrim Coast & Glens AONB’s has created created has geology AONB’s Glens & Coast Antrim The

Riada which encompassed much of ’s west coast. west Scotland’s of much encompassed which Riada and grassland. The Antrim Hills are also a stronghold for for stronghold a also are Hills Antrim The grassland. and nest. Around 20,000 visitors come each year to see the the see to year each come visitors 20,000 Around nest.

can be seen at Cushendun. at seen be can

Today’s landscape Today’s

centuries this area lay within the ancient kingdom of Dal Dal of kingdom ancient the within lay area this centuries grouse, Snipe and Curlew nest in its patchwork of heath heath of patchwork its in nest Curlew and Snipe grouse, s to to s f cli high 70-metre the to returning many year, each forming the conglomerate and sandstone deposits which which deposits sandstone and conglomerate the forming

cultural legacy with nearby Scotland – in the 5th to 7th 7th to 5th the in – Scotland nearby with legacy cultural of the Antrim Plateau are well adapted to its conditions. Red Red conditions. its to adapted well are Plateau Antrim the of nowadays about 250,000 birds nest on Island Rathlin on nest birds 250,000 about nowadays mountains gradually eroded down, their weathered remains remains weathered their down, eroded gradually mountains

bogs and rugged farmland. Many of its people share a rich rich a share people its of Many farmland. rugged and bogs the Coast Road is built on these raised beaches. beaches. raised these on built is Road Coast the The animals and plants that inhabit the harsh, exposed bogs bogs exposed harsh, the inhabit that plants and animals The took refuge in a cave here in 1306 but but 1306 in here cave a in refuge took Bruce the Robert

Himalayas. The climate at that time was hot and dry and the the and dry and hot was time that at climate The Himalayas.

s, to wild upland upland wild to s, f cli spectacular and valleys deep villages, of these can be seen at South Bay near – in fact fact in – Carnlough near Bay South at seen be can these of

of a mountain range that was larger and higher than today’s today’s than higher and larger was that range mountain a of

The uplands The Rathlin

future generations. generations. future

contains a range of stunning sights, from pretty coastal coastal pretty from sights, stunning of range a contains beaches above the level of the coastline. Classic examples examples Classic coastline. the of level the above beaches about 400 million years ago, the north of Ireland was part part was Ireland of north the ago, years million 400 about

wonderful area so that it can be enjoyed by present and and present by enjoyed be can it that so area wonderful

Rathlin Island (’s only inhabited island). It It island). inhabited only Ireland’s (Northern Island Rathlin land caused it to rebound upwards, leaving a series of raised raised of series a leaving upwards, rebound to it caused land crust pushed this land northwards and upwards – therefore therefore – upwards and northwards land this pushed crust

award of AONB is designed to preserve and enhance this this enhance and preserve to designed is AONB of award

of to Ballycastle, taking in the Glens of Antrim and and Antrim of Glens the in taking Ballycastle, to Larne of of the Glens still get runs of Atlantic salmon and Sea trout. Sea and salmon Atlantic of runs get still Glens the of levels rose, but the reduced weight of ice on top of the the of top on ice of weight reduced the but rose, levels down during periods of immersion. Movement of the earth’s earth’s the of Movement immersion. of periods during down

recognised as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The The Beauty. Natural Outstanding of Area an as recognised

shoulder of Northern Ireland. It stretches from the towns towns the from stretches It Ireland. Northern of shoulder divebomb for prey at over 200 mph. The small spate rivers rivers spate small The mph. 200 over at prey for divebomb Nine Glens of Antrim. As the ice melted and retreated, sea sea retreated, and melted ice the As Antrim. of Glens Nine

of Ireland. Sedimentary rocks such as limestone were laid laid were limestone as such rocks Sedimentary Ireland. of

variety of plants and animals. and plants of variety

& Glens area are of national importance and it has been been has it and importance national of are area Glens &

coastline and spectacular glens on the north-eastern north-eastern the on glens spectacular and coastline Buzzards circle in the thermals while Peregrine falcons falcons Peregrine while thermals the in circle Buzzards landscape features, such as the u-shaped valleys of the the of valleys u-shaped the as such features, landscape

years ago when an ocean covered what is now the island island the now is what covered ocean an when ago years

marine areas. These in turn support a huge number and and number huge a support turn in These areas. marine

The special landscapes that make up the Antrim Coast Coast Antrim the up make that landscapes special The

of rugged rugged of km 724 than more of comprises (AONB) Beauty

been colonised by Great spotted woodpeckers. Overhead, Overhead, woodpeckers. spotted Great by colonised been

some of the Antrim Coast & Glens AONB’s most distinctive distinctive most AONB’s Glens & Coast Antrim the of some

landscapes. The oldest rocks formed about 650 million million 650 about formed rocks oldest The landscapes. 2 grassland, bog, heathland, peatland, wetland, coastal and and coastal wetland, peatland, heathland, bog, grassland,

The Area of Outstanding Natural Natural Outstanding of Area Glens and Coast Antrim The

flycatcher and the rare Wood warbler and have recently recently have and warbler Wood rare the and flycatcher covered this area. Its slow, grinding movements created created movements grinding slow, Its area. this covered

Glens AONB has an extremely diverse range of rocks and and rocks of range diverse extremely an has AONB Glens unique character. character. unique diverse range of habitat types, including woodland, woodland, including types, habitat of range diverse

home to summer migrant birds such as Blackcap, Spotted Spotted Blackcap, as such birds migrant summer to home its height, a huge mass of ice, thousands of metres thick, thick, metres of thousands ice, of mass huge a height, its For what is quite a small area of land, the Antrim Coast & & Coast Antrim the land, of area small a quite is what For

geological features that give the Antrim Coast & Glens its its Glens & Coast Antrim the give that features geological The Antrim Coast & Glens AONB contains an amazingly amazingly an contains AONB Glens & Coast Antrim The

The most amazing scenery amazing most The

and Straidkilly. The deciduous woods of the Glens are are Glens the of woods deciduous The Straidkilly. and 21,000 years ago and ended around 11,500 years ago. At At ago. years 11,500 around ended and ago years 21,000 heritage, you will be able to discover the many fascinating fascinating many the discover to able be will you heritage,

What lies beneath lies What

Alive with wildlife with Alive forests and woods of the Glens, such as Cregagh, Glenarm Cregagh, as such Glens, the of woods and forests geological time was the last Ice Age, which peaked about about peaked which Age, Ice last the was time geological

Ireland. As well as exploring its rich natural, cultural and built built and cultural natural, rich its exploring as well As Ireland.

Antrim Coast & Glens AONB Glens & Coast Antrim

species. Red squirrels thrive in the safe refuges of the the of refuges safe the in thrive squirrels Red species.

The most spectacular environmental event in recent recent in event environmental spectacular most The

some of the most beautiful and varied scenery in Northern Northern in scenery varied and beautiful most the of some

The slopes of the Glens of Antrim provide a home for many many for home a provide Antrim of Glens the of slopes The

GEOLOGY

Welcome to Antrim Coast and Glens AONB. This region has has region This AONB. Glens and Coast Antrim to Welcome The big freeze big The

FLORA AND FAUNA AND FLORA

NATURAL HERITAGE NATURAL

Moving inland Moving A place of exceptional beauty exceptional of place A

Campbell f Geo © crane’s-bill Wood NI ©Tourism Friary Bonamargy McDonnell ©Tom whale Minke ©Tourism NI ©Tourism f Glenari Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Beauty Natural Outstanding of Area

and Glens Glens and

Coast Antrim

Campbell f ©Geo warbler Wood

Wildlife watching on Rathlin ©Tourism NI Slemish ©Tourism NI Antrim Coast and Glens Antrim Coast Road ©Tourism NI Marsh saxifrage © Geof Campbell Antrim Hills ©Richard Donaghey Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty PEOPLE AND PLACES Carnlough DESIGNATED NATURAL Other sites of interest FURTHER INFORMATION Carnlough means the place of cairns in Irish. It is located at the bottom of Glencloy and is the second of the Nine In addition, five sites within Antrim Coast & Glens AONB The Scottish connection Glens of Antrim. The village was once a major exporter HERITAGE SITES have been designated as Nature Reserves and the Northern For more information on the The Antrim Coast & Glens has long had close connections of limestone, with a railway that brought the stone from Ireland Environment Agency has assigned the term Areas of with Scotland. As early as the fifh to seventh centuries quarries in the hills down to the harbour. Much of the RAMSAR site Special Scientific Interest to 37 other sites. Antrim Coast and Glens Area of this area lay within the ancient kingdom of Dal Riada. town, including the harbour, was built using this limestone. A further two marine sites have been protected as Marine Centred around the west coast of Scotland, it included most Nowadays it is famous for its hotel, the Londonderry Arms, Garron Plateau is the largest area of intact blanket bog in Outstanding Natural Beauty contact: Conservation Zones: of the north coast of . Settled by lowland built as a coaching inn in 1848 and later bequeathed to Sir Northern Ireland. It supports a number of rare and notable Scots Presbyterian throughout the seventeenth century, Winston Churchill. Heritage Trust plants and animals, including Golden plover, Merlin, Hen Rathlin MCZ - Deep-sea bed, Black guillemot and the Scottish influence is still evident in the language, place harrier and Northern Ireland’s only population of Marsh Geological/geomorphological features indicating past The Old Bank names, music and dance of the area. 27 Main Street saxifrage. It has been designated a RAMSAR site, a citation change in relative sea level Throughout the nineteenth century and early twentieth Cushendall is the meeting point for three of the Nine Glens Armoy which recognises it as a wetland of international importance. century, villages along this coastline grew from small ports of Antrim - Glenann, Glenballyeamon and Glencorp. The Waterfoot MCZ - Seagrass (Zostera marina) bed on Co. Antrim into important industrial hubs - exploiting the natural Curfew Tower is the central focus of the town. It was built Subtidal (sublittoral) sand BT53 8SL resources of the sea and land; exporting a wealth of by Francis Turnly in 1817 to confine ‘riotous prisoners’. Special Protection Area These designations demonstrate the importance of the area T: (028) 2075 2100 limestone, basalt, iron ore, timber and fish to markets in Dan McBride, a retired soldier, was given the job of Although they don’t know it, the 250,000 nesting both nationally and internationally. E: [email protected] Scotland, and beyond. permanent guard and was well armed, with one musket, a Visit our website - www.ccght.org or bayonet, a brace of pistols and a ferocious pike almost four on Rathlin occupy a very significant place of sanctuary. It is find us on Facebook and Twitter Glenarm metres long! only one of two Special Protection Areas within the Antrim Coast & Glens AONB, and as such, it enjoys European- The ancient village of Glenarm nestles at the foot of Glenarm Cushendun level protection for its importance as a breeding place for Northern Ireland Environment Agency Glen, first of the nine Glens of Antrim. Throughout its long Cushendun village was built at the mouth of the River Dun seabirds. The red listed Hen harriers of the Antrim Hills THE NINE GLENS OF ANTRIM Klondyke Building, Cromac Ave, history Glenarm has been a Norman stronghold, the power have also been aforded the same protection to safeguard Gasworks Business Park, base for Irish warlords and one of the most important ports and it sits on the glacial outflows of and Glencorp. Lower Ormeau Road, Belfast, BT7 2JA in Ireland. There has been a castle in Glenarm as far back It has been a crossing point between Ireland and Scotland this threatened raptor. Like many other sites within the AONB, the place names for many centuries. A ferry ran between here and the T: 0300 200 7856 as 1270, and perhaps even earlier. The present Glenarm are derived from Irish and ofen provide a link with how Mull of , 15 miles across the North Channel, from Castle dates to 1636, when Sir Randall McDonnell built the the area was used in the past. Roughly translated they Visit our website - www.daera-ni.gov.uk 1709 until 1803. In 1912 Lord Cushendun commissioned the Special Areas of Conservation first stronghold on the site. His descendants still live in mean the following: Front cover image - the castle. architect Clough Williams-Ellis to design the village square. (SACs) Rue Lighthouse, Rathlin Island ©Tourism NI The delightful whitewashed cottages with hanging slates on Glenarm Glen of the army Ballycastle the first storey were built in 1923. The term ‘Special Areas of Conservation’ is applied to animals, plants and habitats of international importance that Glencloy Glen of the hedges Sitting at the mouth of the Margy River, Ballycastle looks Education, education, education straight out across the sea to Rathlin Island. To the east are under serious threat and that have been given greater The arable glen it is bordered by the magnificent Fair Head and behind it The coast road is packed with hidden gems, if you know protection under European legislation. Antrim Coast & Glenballyeamon rises the imposing Knocklayd Mountain. Its name comes where to look. Between Waterfoot village and Red Bay Glens AONB has five SACs: Edward’s town glen Pier there are spectacular red sandstone caves eroded by from the Irish, Baile an Chaisil, meaning “town of the castle”, Garron Plateau intact blanket bog Glenaan The glen of the colt’s foot possibly built around 1620 by the MacDonnells. The town is the sea. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, • – famous for the Auld Lammas Fair held in August every year, remote areas like the Antrim Coast & Glens had no teachers • Rathlin Island – breeding place for seabirds Glencorp Glen of the slaughtered which dates back to the seventeenth century. Just outside and the National School system had not yet started, so • Breen Wood – one of the best examples of Glendun the town lies the thirteenth-century Franciscan friary at children were taught by learned men who set themselves Glen of the brown river up as ‘hedge teachers’. One of these caves was used old sessile oak w oods in Northern Ireland Bonamargy. Mention it to any local and talk will turn to Julia Glenshesk Glen of the reeds or sedges McQuillan, “the Black Nun”, who lived and died there in the as a schoolroom and among its students was Dr James • Red Bay – underwater sandbanks 1600s. She prophesised many events, some of which have McConnell. He was the co-founder of the Belfast Medical underwater sandbanks and Glentaisie Glen of the Princess Taisie School, which went on to become the world-renowned • – come true … others not yet. reefs of the bright sides Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust - A2 AONB Antrim Coast Guide 2018 - CCGHT2203183.indd 1 24/04/2018 10:22 Antrim Coast Key: ARCHAEOLOGY HOW TO GET THERE AND SEE AND DO Rathlin West Light Centre and Glens HOW TO GET AROUND Land over 240m Get out and about HMS Rathlin Island Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty The Antrim Coats and Glens AONB is situated in the north The Antrim Coast & Glens AONB is packed with wonderful The Ancient Past eastern corner of Northern Ireland and within one hour’s sights to see and amazing activities. Here are just some of Drake Woodland drive from Belfast International, George Best Belfast City The Antrim Coast & Glens AONB has a long settlement the things you can enjoy when you’re out and about. and City of Derry airports. Ferry access is available to Larne history. Archaeologists have uncovered Mesolithic and Belfast from Scotland and there is also a ferry service Carrick-a-rede Rathlin Island Causeway settlements from around 7000BC. axe Ferry between Ballycastle and Rathlin island. • Visit a forest - there are plenty to Coastal Route factories from around 4000BC have been discovered choose from, including Glenariff Forest at and at Brockley on the west of Rathlin, , and Larne are part of the Northern Park, Straidkilly, Glenarm and Ballypatrick. Fair Head Rail Route where people worked flint and porcellanite into tools and Ireland rail network and the AONB is accessible by bus from Keep your eyes open - you might spot a weapons. These were traded around Britain and Ireland, each of these towns. In summer the Antrim Coaster bus Red squirrel. B15 Alternative with some discovered as far away as Greece. Tombs service operates regularly between Larne and Ballycastle. are widespread, such as Caranmore passage tomb near Cyclists can use the Sustrans national Cycle Routes 93 and Scenic Route Torr Head. and 97. • Drive the Causeway Coast Road and be sure to take the optional route to Torr Ballycastle Sites from the Bronze Age (2500-500BC) lie scattered For walkers the AONB includes the Moyle Way running from Ursa Minor Roads Head. Be aware that the road is extremely Economusee over the landscape. Knockdhu fort consists of a series narrow and travels along precariously high of massive earthworks, with three banks and ditches Way running from Glenarm to Slemish Mountain. For more cliffs. But you w ill be richly rewarded by Torr Waymarked Trails running for 300 metres, revealing the work of a information on the Waymarked Ways in Northern Ireland Broughgammon r the rugged coastline and stunning view s Farm ive Bonamargy Head sophisticated society. please visit www.walkni.com. R C over to the , the Scottish Economusee ow Friary r arey Sustrans National Lurigethan mountain, which towers over Cushendall, The Causeway Coastal Route covers the eighty miles of T ive isles of Jura and Islay and the peaks of Glentaisie R Rive Cycling Network hosts one of the most spectacularly situated Iron Age coastline across two counties and passes through two other n r North Coast Arran. Ballycastle era Sea Kayak Trail (300BC – 400AD) promontory forts in Ireland. It encloses Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Coleraine e B67 Forest ak AONB Boundary 12 hectares of the mountain with a series of banks and Take the ferry from Ballycastle to Rathlin nm ditches and contains the remains of what are thought to • e Island and join the 20,000 other visitors Gl be sunken houses. Knocklayd Information Dalriada Festival, ©Tourism NI who go there every year to see its 514m Ballypatrick Cushendun stunning array of bird life. Dark Forest Caves Parking Hedges • Put on your hiking boots and follow one Glenshesk Cregagh Early Christian to Early of the many waymarked paths that take r Wood Ferry Crossing you into the heart of this beautiful region. ive Modern Ireland R Armoy Ballymoney Breen Cushendun Railway Station In the Early Christian period nobles lived in fortified • If you are a taphophile, that is, if you shesk Glendun Wood n dwellings called raths and cashels, such as Altagore e Viaduct have an interest in old cemeteries, then Gl Cashel near Cushendun. B15 Glens Great the Antrim Coast & Glens AONB is a Ronan’s Grassland Trail During the medieval period monuments such as delight, w ith many old churchyards w ith A44 River Bus Way Walks Glendun Church Al Ruins Bonamargy Friary and Bruce’s Castle on Rathlin Island headstones dating back to the seventeenth tarichar r Glencorp were built. Castle was built in Scottish baronial d Rd Rive Short Walks century. The Layd Church outside h un style in 1625 by James Shaw, a Scot who had come to Cushendall is a fine example. end Gl Curfew Golf Ireland in 1606 to find his fortune. The castle has its Glenaan Tower own ‘Ghost Room’ in one of the top corner turrets, • Try something new - sailing, fishing, Scullion Hurls Cushendall overlooking the Irish Sea. photography, rock climbing, horse-riding, Economusee r Glens of Antrim there are countless opportunities. ve i

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